Gamecocks’ leap has seven SEC teams ranked in top 15

South Carolina’s impressive win over Georgia resulted in the Gamecocks moving up 10 spots to No. 14, giving the Southeastern Conference a record seven teams in the top 15.

The SEC hit a new high by having an unprecedented seven teams ranked in the top 15 of the latest Associated Press top 25 poll on Sunday.

Among SEC teams, Alabama is No. 3 and received one first-place vote. Auburn is fifth, Texas A&M is sixth and received three first-place votes, LSU is eighth and Ole Miss is 10th. Georgia fell to No. 13.

One other SEC team, Missouri, is No. 18 to give the conference eight teams ranked in the top 25.

No. 1 Florida State and No. 2 Oregon stayed on top of the poll. The Seminoles received 37 first-place votes while the Ducks got 17. No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 7 Baylor and No. 9 Notre Dame made up the rest of the top 10.